Ownership Cost for 2011 Mazda CX-7 i Sport
Estimated: $40839 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2579 | $1238 | $1083 | $980 | $877 | $6757 |
| Insurance | $1793 | $1856 | $1921 | $1988 | $2058 | $9616 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2526 | $1681 | $1045 | $1059 | $2182 | $8493 |
| Repairs | $891 | $1059 | $1206 | $1327 | $1529 | $6012 |
| Taxes & Fees | $840 | $840 | $840 | $840 | $840 | $1245 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10255 | $7604 | $7109 | $7234 | $8637 | $40839 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX 7. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2007, SO THE CAR IS ONLY 3 Ѕ YEARS OLD. TWO MAJOR THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO MY CAR WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS ONE OF WHICH SERIOUSLY PUT MY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY. I WILL START WITH, TWO MONTHS AGO, MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN, ABOUT A WEEK AGO AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 (GOING ABOUT 70 MPH), THE ACCELERATION ON MY CAR COMPLETELY WENT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER THE 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE. AFTER I TURNED MY CAR OFF, IT NEVER CRANKED AGAIN AFTER THAT. LONG STORY SHORT, I TOOK MY CAR INTO JIM ELLIS MAZDA IN MARIETTA, GA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. THEY COULDN?T EVEN TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY WENT WRONG OR REALLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR ME. THEY JUST SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE KICKER TO THIS STORY IS, WHEN I WENT IN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO TO GET MY AIR FIXED, I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LOUD. THE SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY FINE AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. WELL TWO MONTHS LATER THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE TALKED TO MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE FOR FIXING MY CAR (WHICH I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $8,000 TO FIX!). I WAS TOLD THAT MAZDA HAD REVIEWED MY CASE AND I WAS DECLINED BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE AROUND THE ENGINE, WHICH APPARENTLY GIVES THEN REASON FOR NO ASSISTANCE. THEY SAID THAT IS PROOF THAT MY CAR IS NOT MAINTENANCED ON A REGULAR BASIS, HOWEVER I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF THAT IT IS MAINTENANCED REGULARLY. THEY JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. *TR |
| 2011 | SERVICE BRAKES | FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED MY MAZDA CX7 IN AUGUST 2011 I FELT THE BRAKES DID NOT APPLY PROPERLY. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT IN 2011 WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CX7 DID NOT STOP I HAD TO BRING THE CX7 TO A STOP BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN TO DEALER AND TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND. I WAS SICK AND DID NOT DRIVE CX7 REGULARLY AGAIN UNTIL APRIL 2013. CX 7 STILL HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THIS TIME TOLD MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AND IT WAS REPLACED. AFTER LEAVING DEALER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TOLD CX7 WAS RUNNING ON A LEAN MIXTURE AND THIS WAS CORRECTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND NOW TOLD BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BAD. BRAKE BOOSTER ORDERED AND TO BE INSTALLED IN A DAY OR TWO. AS ALSO EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH AIR CONDITIONING. WHEN UNIT FIRST TURNED ON THERE IS A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE. SYSTEM ONLY COOLS WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50-MPH. SYSTEM DOES NOT COOL WHEN IN TRAFFIC. A/C DOES NOTHING WHEN TEMPERATURE OVER NINETY DEGREES. I BELIEVE A/C IS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF TURBO ON MY CX7. MAZDA FIELD ENGINEER SAID THAT THE MORNING BANGING NOISE I AM GETTING IS TYPICAL OF ALL SIMILAR VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE IS SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES AT WHICH TIME NEW SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL AND FILTER ARE INSTALLED. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT I USE ADVISES ME THAT HE BELIEVES A/C TO BE FAULTY AND TURBO NOT TO BE PERFORMING CORRECTLY. MY MECHANIC SAID BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING. *TR |
Vehicle identification numbers: